Inaaya
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning compassion and care.
Inaaya by the numbers
In 2025, 43 babies in England and Wales were named Inaaya. In the US, 148 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Inaaya. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Inayacare, concern, attentiveness295 in England and Wales (2025)
- Inaarashining; brilliant; luminous22 in England and Wales (2025)
- Inaayah15 in England and Wales (2025)
- Inayahcare; concern; attentiveness161 in England and Wales (2025)
- Inarashining; radiant95 in England and Wales (2025)
- Inayatgift or favour from god41 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Inaaya
Names that are said the same way as Inaaya, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Iyannagod is gracious; a modern respelling of Ioanna or Ivanna139 in the US (2017)
- Iniyasweet and pleasant14 in England and Wales (2025)
- IoanaGod is gracious; a form of Joanna16 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ioannagod is gracious; feminine form of John4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Iyana91 in the US (2017)
- Iyonna30 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean grace
Like Inaaya, each of these has grace in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Gracegrace, favour1,309 in England and Wales (2025)
- Milagracious, dear1,014 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hannahgrace, favour5,878 in the US (2017)
- Annagrace or favor4,528 in the US (2017)
- Willowthe willow tree; grace, flexibility1,384 in England and Wales (2025)
- GiannaGod is gracious3,188 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Inaaya
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